Ruins of St John's Hospital is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1954. Hospital. 1 related planning application.
Ruins of St John's Hospital
- WRENN ID
- high-slate-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Wycombe MP: Emma Reynolds (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 January 1954
- Type
- Hospital
- Address
- Ruins of St John's Hospital, Easton Street
- OS grid reference
- SU 870 928
- Coordinates
- 51.6276, -0.74419
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The ruins of St John's Hospital date from around 1180 to 1290 and are located on the north side of Easton Street. This structure is the remains of a hospital that was dissolved in 1553. The ruins feature arcades supported by columns, which are likely part of the former Refectory. The building is constructed from ashlar and rubble and currently has no roof. It is designated as an Ancient Monument, although it is not under guardianship. The ruins form a group with Wycombe College of Technology and Art.
Local climate
Ruins of St John's Hospital sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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